The Giants Find Their Rhythm, Top the Cubs in a Thrilling Victory

The Giants demonstrated their prowess on the field, dinking, dunking, and blooping their way to a 5-1 victory over the Cubs.

Despite the Cubs' initial good game plan, the Giants countered by leading off with Matt Chapman, who got past Ryan Rolison.

Fun fact: Ryan Rolison's opener outing was the 151st by a Cub since 1901 that lasted 1.1 innings without giving up any runs. This was his first such start.

Colin Rea matched Giants starter Logan Webb through the fourth inning, but the Cubs' bats remained largely dormant.

The Cubs had two runners on with one out in the first, but Ian Happ hit into an inning-ending double play, and their only other baserunner through the fourth was Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Rea got into trouble in the fifth, and although he did what he was supposed to do, the Giants capitalized on weak contact from Jung Hoo Lee and Drew Gilbert.

Matt Chapman smashed a two-run homer, putting the game largely out of reach for the Cubs. Rea stayed in the game through the first batter of the seventh, but eventually gave way to Hoby Milner.

The Cubs were unable to mount a comeback, despite Webb tiring and the score being 4-1 in the eighth. Instead, the Giants scored a fifth run, with Bryce Eldridge's single making it 5-1.

The Cubs' struggles at the plate were compounded by poor fielding, including the Giants scoring on a bloop hit. Logan Webb went the distance, marking the first time a starter had done so against the Cubs this year.

The Giants' win was a welcome one, as they improve upon their recent showing against the Cubs, who will need to regroup and prepare for their upcoming series against the Rockies.

The Cubs are still in a reasonable position, with 90 games remaining in the season. However, their lack of success in these crucial matchups is a concern, particularly given their struggles at Wrigley Field.

The team will have to bounce back and start winning at home, including in their upcoming six-game homestand against the Rockies, which starts on Monday with a three-game series.

The series opener will pit Shota Imanaga against Michael Lorenzen in a rematch of last Wednesday's game at Coors Field. Game time on Monday is at 7:05 p.m. CT, with coverage via Marquee Sports Network.